Eliminated from championship contention in the second round, two Surrey schools made the most of their stay at the B.C. High School Senior AAA Boys Basketball Championships, each playing three more games in consolation play.
The Tamanawis Wildcats won two of their last three games, finishing their second-ever trip to the provincial tournament with a 3-2 (won-lost) record. The Wildcats defeated the Argyle Pipers of North Vancouver 76-66 Thursday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre, with four players scoring in double digits. Satvir Sahota topped all scorers with 20 points, with Gagan Sahota (16 points), Ravjot Dhaliwal (14) and Manjodh Dulay (12) also contributing.
The Sir Charles Tupper Tigers held the Wildcats to just 11 points in the second and third quarters combined, and went on to a 67-33 victory over Tamanawis Friday. Sahota with eight points was the top scorer for the Wildcats.
Tamanawis concluded their tournament Saturday morning by topping the Oak Bay Bays 89-77, paced by a 25-point game from Satvir Sahota and a 22-point effort from Gagan Sahota. Dhaliwal added 18 points and Dulay netted 13.
Later in the day, the Wildcats were named the Most Sportsmanlike Team at the 20-team tournament.
The Fleetwood Park Dragons dropped two consolation games in a row before closing out their week with a win.
The Dragons were outgunned by Oak Bay 87-59 Thursday. Avi Grewal was the top performer for Fleetwood Park with 13 points.
Fleetwood Park fell again on Friday, losing 64-56 to the Gleneagle Talons. Grewal was again the top scorer, netting 21 points, while Eldred Gomez and Harp Grewal had 11 each. Manna Sahota led all rebounders with 12.
The Dragons got their second win of the week Saturday, beating the Caledonia Kermodes 74-64.
Gavin Suran with a game-high 24 points, Harp Grewal with 13 and Avi Grewal with 11 led the Fleetwood Park offence.